Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xvorstъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
- From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kšwáršta (“?”);
- Perhaps cognate with Proto-West Germanic *hursti (“thicket; wood; grove; nest”);
- Unknown.
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xvõrstъ | *xvōrstà | *xvōrstì |
| genitive | *xvōrstà | *xvōrstù | *xvõrstъ |
| dative | *xvōrstù | *xvōrstòma | *xvōrstòmъ |
| accusative | *xvõrstъ | *xvōrstà | *xvōrstỳ |
| instrumental | *xvōrstъ̀mь, *xvōrstòmь* | *xvōrstòma | *xvõrsty |
| locative | *xvōrstě̀ | *xvōrstù | *xvõrstěxъ |
| vocative | *xvorste | *xvōrstà | *xvōrstì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хво́рост”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*xvórstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 206